Issachar Coaching Cluster
Abiding In Christ
Claiming God’s Armor
Year 1
Session 3
What is your favorite animal
and why?
How are you coming with your
Evangelism Prayer List?
How has God blessed you
since we last met?
Prayer
A primary objective of the WPA
District is to produce Growing
Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant
Leaders at every level in the District.
Growing
Spirit-filled
Christ-like Servant
Leader(ship) Core
Competencies
Model
Growing
Spirit-filled
Christ-like Servant
Leader(ship) Core
Competencies
Model
Abiding In
Jesus Christ
Competencies:
1-Growing in
Intimacy with Christ
2-Crucifying Self
3-Claiming God’s
Armor
4-Exercising
Spiritual Disciplines
5-Practicing Sacred
Pathways
Claiming God’s Armor
Eph 6:11-18
“Put on the full armor of God so that
you can take your stand against the
devil's schemes. For our struggle is
not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this
dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Claiming God’s Armor
Therefore put on the full armor of
God, so that when the day of evil
comes, you may be able to stand
your ground, and after you have
done everything, to stand. Stand firm
then, with the belt of truth buckled
around your waist, with the
breastplate of righteousness in place,
Claiming God’s Armor
and with your feet fitted with the
readiness that comes from the
gospel of peace. In addition to all
this, take up the shield of faith, with
which you can extinguish all the
flaming arrows of the evil one. Take
the helmet of salvation and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the word of
God.
Claiming God’s Armor
And pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers
and requests. With this in mind, be
alert and always keep on praying for
all the saints.” NIV
Claiming God’s Armor
What are some of the unique aspects
and functions of each piece of
armor?
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Which element of God’s armor could
you better utilize for divine protection
from the evil one?
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Which element of God’s armor could
you better utilize to become an even
more effective and powerful offensive
weapon in our Heavenly Father’s
hand?
Claiming God’s Armor
How does “Praying in the Spirit” fit
into God’s provision for battle?
Expressions of Claiming God’s Armor
•Daily claiming each piece of God’s
Armor
•Praying daily over family members &
appropriating God’s armor
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Resources for Claiming God’s Armor
•Victory Over the DarknessAnderson
• The Bondage Breaker- Anderson
• Binding and Loosing- Foster
• The Christian in Complete ArmorGurnall
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Key Principle
The Cost of Change
What are some implications of
being transformed into the image
and likeness of Jesus (Rom
8:29ff) and people’s overall
resistance to change?
Is it possible to remain the same
and grow in Christ-likeness?
Key Principle:
The Cost of Remaining the Same
(Slow Death) must be greater
than the Cost of the Change plus
the First Steps of Change or
change will not occur!!!
Cost of
Remaining the
Same
(Slow Death)
Cost of the
Change(s)
Plus
1st Steps of
the Change
Medical Illustration:
Doctor: “Loose 40 pounds or you’ll
have a heart attack w/in 12 to 18
months
Man: “I’ll start tomorrow, NOT”
18 Months Later- Man is in ER with
a mild heart attack
Doctor: “Loose the 40 lbs or this
time next year I’ll be dating your
lovely wife!!! Not really, but
someone will be!”
Man: “So my choices are stay the
same and die or loose weight and
live?
Statistically- At this point, the
average American male changes
his diet and begins exercising.
Cost of remaining the same, slow
death, outweighs the Cost of
Change!!!
THE REST OF THE STORY
Statistically- Within two years, 85%
of men revert back to former
patterns of behavior and leave a
widow for someone to date!
Change is Hard!!
Biblical Illustration
The Children of Israel faced
genocide in Egypt. Yet, when God
delivers them out of Egypt, what
you they say when faced with
challenges in the desert?
Change is Hard!!
Are We Willing (Motivated) to
Change?
Are We Able (Skill) to Change?
Expressions of Change
• Regular Reflection on experiences to form
concepts & apply learnings
• Discuss change principles & learnings
with coach/mentor
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Resources for Change
•Leading Congregational Change•Leading Change- Kotter
•My Iceburg is Melting- Kotter
• Deep Change- Quin
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In Clusters:
1) Review Last Month’s SMART Goals
2) On a 1 to 10 how are you doing at
daily claiming your spiritual provision?
What is sustaining you at that level?
What might lift you to the next level of
Christ-like living?
3)What has the Holy Spirit brought to
your attention that your triad partners
can assist you in exploring?
4) SMART Goals for the next 30 days
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